Cashel and Caramel

We left Dublin at about quarter to one and were headed to a small port town south of Cork, Kinsale. However the halfway point on this journey was a stop at the Rock of Cashel. We could see the impressive structure atop the hill as we approached the city. The fields all around were bursting with late daffodils and carpeted with dandelions as we walked up to the Rock. We joined a tour that had just started and our guide was excellent. After the tour we roamed around the rock on our own. Then we walked to the nearby monastery ruins. On our return to the rock we walked toward town and decided to treat ourselves with sweets at a little cafe. The desserts were quite fancy and an excellent stand in for birthday cake. Ian had a hazelnut brownie with vanilla ice cream and berries and I had homemade caramel ice cream with caramelized bananas, hazelnuts and caramel sauce. Then we did a tour of the village. At which point the sun decided to come out and we rushed back to get some sunny photos of the rock and neighboring monastery before pushing on further south